Comments on Weekend Wax BitsTypePad2012-02-03T15:48:14ZMarc Myershttp://www.JazzWax.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://www.jazzwax.com/2012/02/weekend-wax-bits/comments/atom.xml/T.K. Tortch commented on 'Weekend Wax Bits'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f0883401630146e519970d2012-02-13T01:30:56Z2012-02-13T01:30:56ZT.K. TortchOne thing I love about Basie is how you can roughly divide his career into two different versions of big-band...<p>One thing I love about Basie is how you can roughly divide his career into two different versions of big-band Swing; the ad-hoc, relaxed, deceptively casual pre-war outfit and the blasting locked-in swing machine of the post war years. They both swing, madly, but in different flavors. Except Basie&#39;s piano - that threads right through both of them pretty much unchanged. I guess the music was swinging around him.</p>
<p>Re Rab&#39;s comment above, and speaking of &quot;locked-in&quot;, alto saxophonist Marshall Royal sat in the lead chair and is legendary amongst sax players for running a drill-perfect reed section and getting the musicians to run it that way with a firm but light touch.</p>Brew commented on 'Weekend Wax Bits'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f08834016301410cb5970d2012-02-12T15:59:15Z2012-02-12T15:59:15ZBrewhttp://brewlitesjazztales.wordpress.com/Maybe, they played Cannes, Nice, or Saint-Tropez, who knows?<p>Maybe, they played Cannes, Nice, or Saint-Tropez, who knows? </p>Rab Hines commented on 'Weekend Wax Bits'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f088340168e729f147970c2012-02-11T16:26:56Z2012-02-11T16:26:56ZRab HinesWell, the presence of Davis and Harold Jones would "narrow" it down to 1968 -1972, and 'Whirly Bird' was a...<p>Well, the presence of Davis and Harold Jones would &quot;narrow&quot; it down to 1968 -1972, and &#39;Whirly Bird&#39; was a regular in his live performances.</p>
<p>Best guess is that it was at one of the French festivals in &#39;68, Juan-les-Pins or Antibes. The apparent absence of Vi Redd would point more likely to Antibes. One othe possibility might be New Orleans in June of &#39;69 - but I&#39;d still guess Antibes.</p>
<p>Just a guess.</p>
<p>Band members at the time would include Marshall Royal, Gene Coe, and Oscar Brashear.</p>Brew commented on 'Weekend Wax Bits'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f088340168e729bf03970c2012-02-11T16:03:23Z2012-02-11T16:03:23ZBrewhttp://brewlitesjazztales.wordpress.com/The drummer is Harold Jones. If you type in the search "Count Basie, Harold Jones, Eddie Lockjaw Davis", you will...<p>The drummer is Harold Jones. If you type in the search &quot;Count Basie, Harold Jones, Eddie Lockjaw Davis&quot;, you will bump into a CD.</p>
<p>From Amazon:</p>
<p>&quot;This is probably Basie&#39;s best band and Nestico the best writer/arranger he ever had. Harold Jones does some fine drumming along with some great musicians like Eddie &quot;Lockjaw&quot; Davis, Charles Fowlkes, and Freddie Green just to name a few. </p>
<p>The Count even playes the organ on &quot;That Warm Feeling&quot;. What you hear on this cd is just plain good music played by the best.....Count Basie. Well worth owning!&quot;</p>John L Reynolds commented on 'Weekend Wax Bits'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00e008dca1f088340168e7276dec970c2012-02-11T12:15:02Z2012-02-11T12:15:02ZJohn L Reynoldshttp://wryter.caLove the Basie clip - anyone have an idea when it was recorded and who the other band members were?<p>Love the Basie clip - anyone have an idea when it was recorded and who the other band members were?<br />
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